נקם

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נקם^¹

/na.ˈkam/ Modern Israeli
/nɔː.ˈqam/
/naː.ˈqam/
/nɔ.ˈkam/
/nɒ.ˈɢæm/ Persian
[nɒ.ˈʁæm] Persian

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic اِنْتَقَمَ (intaqama, “to take revenge”).

verb נָקַם · nakám · לָקֶמֶת · נְקִימָה · נָקוּם · נָקַמְתִּי

construction pa'al to take revenge, to avenge לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

נקם^²

/na.ˈkam/ Modern Israeli
/nɔː.ˈqam/
/naː.ˈqam/
/nɔ.ˈkam/
/nɒ.ˈɢæm/ Persian
[nɒ.ˈʁæm] Persian

noun נָקָם · nakám · נְקָמִי · נְקָמֵנוּ · הַנָּקָם

literary, no plural revenge, vengeance
Similar: נְקָמָה

In English

retaliate do something harmful to get revenge

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נקם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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